Traunstein County had no flag until the 1972 municipal reform, when parts of Laufen county were annexed. Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000.

Stefan Schwoon, 11 July 2001

Uses an unofficial flag, white-blue stripes with the coat-of-arms and scrolls saying Landkreis Traunstein. My drawing is made according to a photo made by Erich Dieter Linder. The flag has no chance of being officially approved since the combination of white-blue stripes is reserved for the Bavarian state flag. Still, this kind of design seems to be commonplace for municipalities without an official flag. Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1964-1972.

The arms were granted on March 21, 1955 and confirmed on May 14, 1976. The panther is derived from the arms of the Counts of Krainburg-Ortenburg, of the Spanheim dynasty, who owned several estates in the area in the early Middle Ages. They founded in 1255 the town of Trostberg. The eagle is derived from the arms of the diocese of Chiemsee. The lower left quarter shows the canting arms of the Abbey of Baumburg ('tree-castle'), that ruled a large part of the northern part of the county.